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22 February 2019

Here's how it works: The Recent Releases chart brings together critical reaction to new albums from more than 50 sources worldwide. It's updated daily. Albums qualify with 5 reviews, and drop out after 6 weeks into the longer timespan charts.

10.0 |
NOW

The R&B singer/songwriter's excellent third album is full of richness and complexity
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10.091782

10.0 |
The Arts Desk

A luscious, absorbing album – but if you're not its intended audience, you'd better be ready for the questions it raises
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9.291167

9.2 |
Gig Soup

ASATT is a hugely important record in the continuing dialogue on the experience of black people in our modern time
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9.290691

9.2 |
AU Review

A record that, in an age of surprise releases and visual albums, stands strong in its subtlety and narrative
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9.190692

9.1 |
Pretty Much Amazing

You won’t pin her down on the first, second, or third listen, but each listen will give you a better understanding as to why you never will
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9.090777

9.0 |
music OMH

One thing that makes A Seat At The Table so powerful is the intensely personal touch that Solange infuses each song with
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9.090903

9.0 |
Spectrum Culture

Solange with an expansive mix of features and co-producers, continues a legacy of Black cultural production that is not just self-referentially critical, but peaks in spiritual and emotional transcendence
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9.091023

9.0 |
God Is In The TV

The subdued nature of the songs means that they take a few listens to hit home, but once they do, it’s obvious that this stunning and vital record is one of the year’s best
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9.090694

9.0 |
Exclaim

A Seat demands a careful listen, and rewards it richly. This is Solange's strongest album to date
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9.090715

9.0 |
Loud And Quiet

If I were you, I would stop what I were doing and listen to this record. Now
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9.090690

9.0 |
The 405

In the face of a rising death toll and election season, A Seat At The Table is an urgent thematic monument
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9.090822

9.0 |
All Music

A cathartic yet poised album, one that weighs a ton and levitates
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